I've had my ears pierced twice(when I was a kid), both times I had to take them out because my mom insisted it wasn't the gold earings causing the reactions, it had to be my dirty little kid hands.. Turns out it was the gold, and only surgical steel has worked so far. I still don't have my ear lobes pierced, but had plenty of other surgical steel piecings that didn't get swollen and infected. Hope all works out! I'm possibly going back to get my ears pierced soon, i'm 25 and still haven't gotten up the guts to try again (I hate getting dissapointed when they get infected)

Congrats to your DD! I have found the only earrings I can wear without reaction are surgical steel, and I buy them at shoppers drugmart (can't think of the name - bio-care?). I react to EVERYTHING else. I had them pierced as a child, then repierced in my early 20s. I didn't wear earrings for years, but have been for the last ~2.

I'm secretly hoping that she'll start to take an interest in her appearance and wear more than one outfit!
A mom can dream can't she?

Also, the boys (one she likes and one who bugs her) started teasing her last Thursday by snorting after every word-tree pollen!

I figured this would give her something else to think about when going to school today.

Wow, how old is she? She is liking boys already? Maybe she's older than I remember . . . .

Although, one of my DD's best friends at school is a boy (and since about age 3.5; she's now 5). But I think it's more a friend who happens to be a boy rather than actually 'liking' each other.

Funny about the outfit - some kids are sure picky about their clothes. My DD refuses to wear pants if she can help it. We have about 8 skirts, 7 pairs of thick tights and several long sleeve dresses which has lessened the battles every morning. She would wear a summer dress every day if we let her!

I have found the only earrings I can wear without reaction are surgical steel, and I buy them at shoppers drugmart (can't think of the name - bio-care?). I react to EVERYTHING else

That is so interesting. I haven't been able to wear earrings for more than a couple hours straight since I was young. I have one pair I can semi-tolerate. I've tried cheap ones, expensive ones and they all bother me. Our daughter has let her holes grow over as she also ends up with the holes infected and swollen after a day of wearing earrings. I think I'll check our shoppers for these you mentioned. You might have just solved the pierced ear dilema in our house.

I am so glad you posted about earrings Susan. I went out asap and got a pair of pink 'diamonds' for our daughter for her birthday. She has wanted for years to be able to wear earrings. If these don't work nothing will.
I just went to Shoppers and they have a large selection of earrings as well as studs which fit into an ear piercing gun. You can purchase them at Shoppers and take to a store which pierces ears.
The earrings are called BIO CARE, "made of surgical grade stainless steel with a high tech gold overlay process". T

Oh, I would let her! (Maybe with bicycle shorts underneath for modesty)

Dd is 8 and is just beginning to notice boys. Not romantically or anything, just notice that they are attractive and some of them are nice to be around.

They seem pretty comfortable around her, too!

Cute. . .. the problem with the summer dresses is that she doesn't want to wear anything OVER the dress - like a sweater, jacket or long sleeve tshirt.

Good to know about the bio care earrings. I've found out I'm allergic to nickel and have stopped wearing earrings lately. I seem to be OK with sterling silver and gold. My watch is a hypoallergenic stainless steel one from Roots.

I am so glad you posted about earrings Susan. I went out asap and got a pair of pink 'diamonds' for our daughter for her birthday. She has wanted for years to be able to wear earrings. If these don't work nothing will.
I just went to Shoppers and they have a large selection of earrings as well as studs which fit into an ear piercing gun. You can purchase them at Shoppers and take to a store which pierces ears.
The earrings are called BIO CARE, "made of surgical grade stainless steel with a high tech gold overlay process". T

So glad you found them. I have a few pairs with the gold overlay, but find them less comfortable (could be psychological) than the silver posts. They are very inexpensive, so it's easy to have a few pairs to switch between. It's been a great find for me, I had totally given up on earrings til I found them.

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